PACIFIC SOUTHBAY COLLEGE, INC.

PurokCarmenville, Brgy. Calumpang General Santos City

HUMSS
(Humanities and Social Sciences)

MODULE 6
1 SEMESTER S.Y. 2021-2022
ST

NAME: _______________________________________________
GRADE & SECTION: 11-Tesla
SUBJECT: English for Academics
SUBJECT TEACHER: Aron Adarson Bago
MODULE NO. 5-8
1st Term, 1ST Semester, SY 2020-2021

Descriptive Title : ORAL COMMUNICATION

Course Credit : 4 units
 PACIFIC SOUTHBAY COLLEGE, INC
Purok Carmenville, Calumpang, General Santos City
HUMSS 11-Tesla
MODULE NO. 6
nd ST
2 Term, 1 Semester, SY 2020-2021

Descriptive Title : ENGLISH FOR ACADEMICS

Course Credit : 4 units
Class Schedule : Monday-Friday (Online and Modular)
Room : Google Classroom
Instructor : ARON ADARSON J. BAGO
Contact Details : arkaye1220@gmail.com

WEEK 6 - Academic Writing/Text Structure and its Approaches

What is APA?

APA stands for American

Psychological Association, a writing style and
format used widely for academic writing in various
th
fields of knowledge. Its 7 edition has been
released recently.

How do we cite our sources?

• Bibliographical Citation

• In-text Citation

In-text Citation (1 author)

1. Narrative Citation- the authors are part of the sentence

Example:
Sapues (2020) noted that online classes entail
challenges for both teachers and students.
2. Parenthetical Citation- the authors are not mentioned
in the sentence, just the content of their work.

Example:
Online classes entail challenges for both
teachers and students (Sapues, 2020).

In-text Citation (2 authors)

1. Narrative Citation
 Example:
Sapues and Collina (2020) noted that online classes entail
challenges for both teachers and students.
2. Parenthetical Citation
Example:

Online classes entail challenges for both teachers and students (Sapues &
Collina, 2020).
In-text Citation (2 authors)
3. Narrative Citation
Example:
Sapues and Collina (2020) noted that online classes entail
challenges for both teachers and students.
4. Parenthetical Citation
Example:
Online classes entail challenges for both teachers and students
(Sapues & Collina, 2020).
 In-text Citation (2 authors)
5. Narrative Citation
Example:
Sapues and Collina (2020) noted that online classes entail
challenges for both teachers and students.
6. Parenthetical Citation
Example:
Online classes entail challenges for both teachers and students
(Sapues & Collina, 2020).

In-text Citation (3 or more authors)

1. Narrative Citation
Example:
Sapues et al. (2020) noted that online classes entail challenges for
both teachers and students.
2. Parenthetical Citation- the authors are not mentioned in
the sentence, just the content of their work.
Example:
Online classes entail challenges for both teachers and students
(Sapues et al., 2020).

Note: et al. stands for et alia, which means “and others”

Bibliography/References

A bibliography is a list of resources that were used

in an academic or professional piece. It is normally found at
the end of the material and is arranged alphabetically.

APA Format (Book)

Author's name/s Year of publication

(Surname, Initials) Title

Brown, H. D. (1994). Principles of language

learning and teaching. (3rd ed.). Prentice
Hall Regents.
 Citing Online Sources
1. Piece of Online Content
Last name, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL

•If the resource was written by a group or organization:

Group name (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL

•If the author is not listed:

Title of page. (Year, Month Date). Site Name. URL

•If the date of publication is not listed:

Author or group name. (n.d.). Title page. Site name. URL

Citing Online Sources (cont.)

2. Online Lecture Notes and Presentation Slides

Last name, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of presentation

[Lecture notes, PowerPoint slides, etc.). Publisher. URL

Example:

Villaester, J. (2020, January 1). Scarcity, supply, and demand

[PowerPoint slides].SlideShare.https://www.slideshare.net

/sirjecv/scarcity-supply-and-demand-economics

Citing Online Sources (cont.)

3. YouTube or other Streaming Video

Last Name, A. A. [Username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of video

[Video]. Streaming Service. URL

Example:

Plomillo, B. [Math with Bleshang]. (2020, May 1). Solving

derivatives and integrals[Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABCdEFg12=5s

Citing Audiovisual Media

1. Film or Video

Director, A. A. (Director). (Year of Publication). Title of motion picture

[Film]. Production company.
 Example:

Weir, P. (Director). (1989). Dead Poets Society [Film].

Touchstone Pictures.

Citing Audiovisual Media (cont.)

2. Single Song or Track

Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of song [Song]. On Title of album

[Album]. Record label.
Example:

Westlife. (1999). Flying Without Wings [Song]. On Westlife

[Album]. Rockstone Studios.

Note: If the song does not have an associated album, simply omit the section with the
album.

Citing Audiovisual Media (cont.)

3. Photograph

Photographer, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of photograph [Photograph].

Source. URL

Example:

Ryan, S. (2019). [Sea smoke on Lake Michigan] [Photograph]. New

York Times.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/
2019/world/year-in-pictures.html

Note: If the photograph does not have a title, describe the photograph and put
that description in square brackets.

Citing Online Images

General format for References:

Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of the artwork [Format].

Title of the Website. URL

References (no author):

Title of work [Type of work]. (Year image was created). Title of the Website.
URL
Citing Online Images

General format for References:

Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of the artwork [Format].

Title of the Website. URL

References (no author):

Title of work [Type of work]. (Year image was created). Title of the Website.
URL

Citing Online Images

1. Basic Format for Artwork

Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of the artwork [Format].

Location. URL

2. Basic Format for Stock Image

Last name, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of image [Format].

Website name. URL

3. Image with No Author, Title, or Date

[Subject and type of work]. (n.d.). URL

Example:
[Photograph of person washing hands]. (n.d.). https://www.cdc.gov
Activity
Identify whether the material given is a
reliable or unreliable source for academic
writing. Write Rif it is reliable while URif It
is unreliable.
1. Wikipedia
2. Theses and dissertations
3. Tweets
4. Personal blogs
5. Academic and professional magazines
6. Articles written by experts
7. Facebook posts
8. URLs managed and maintained by
government agencies
9. Pre-conceived and prejudiced beliefs and
articles
10. Books written by
experienced and trustworthy
authors edited, reviewed, and
assessed by reputable
publication